The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-02
PERSONAL.

SIR EDWARD THoRNToS's gray hair has become
completely white, his face is pale and has lost
that look Of easy, calm benevolence worn by him
in the days of his diplomatic success
CHARLES KoHLER, who died last week in San
Francisco, went to California in 1852 as a must
cian and in 1854 founded the wine industry of
that State, which has grown to an annual con
sumption OF 100000 pounds Of grapes.
JAY GOULD, at Kansas City last week. wet
into book store to get a map of the place. The
proprietor had only one, and it. he depreciating-
ly admitted, was eight days old and therefore
quite obsolete in that enterprising town.
GEN. NAoAvARaA, Maj. Araki and Capts.
Tochinai, Kojirva and Hori, officers in the Japa-
nese. army, are at the Japanese Legation,
Washington They are making an extended
tour of this country to study its agricultural in
terests
BEN BUTTERwoRTH, NJ. c.. of Ohio, says: 1.-THE
interstate commerce law has come to stay IL
every Congressman who will vote for its repeal
next winterwere a coon could string them all
on yardstiek. The long and short haul clause
VIII be modified"
GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN is making up party of
friends TO take long horseback ride down
through the Shenandoah Valley, the scene of his
old cavalry exploits The party will start some
time next month. Senator Don Cameron will
be one of the number.
WHEN Howells was so savagey dissected bv
the Saturday EUeaing Gazette, OF Boston some
of his sOlicitous friends, fearing lest he might
miss seeing the sharp things which had been
said of him, cut out and mailed him slips of the
critique 1t is said he received some twenty
five Enclosures.
CITIZEN GEoRGE FRANCIS TRAIN saws that
when he stopped eating meat, thirteen years
ago and began living on fruit and grain he
weighed 2l0 pounds. He now weighs 1870 and
as he is six feet in height he thinks he has the
correct proportion. He has not been i'll an hour
since he began fasting.
All WUNG SING, the Chinese actor who is play
ing THE Golden Giant" is % years of age lie
has been on the stage only six months He
thinks each day will be his last in this world. In
some way or other he has got the impression
that danger turks everywhere in this country
He also complains that the cost of living is enor.
mously high for Chinaman.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has sent beautiful dia-
iuond bracelet as wedding present to u Jewish
maiden whom he used 10 see at q window uppo-
site his hotel at Gastein, and in whom he took
an interest. lie has asked her to come to Gas
ten yearly durinr his soiourn there The young
lady, whose name Is Kern is to be married 10 a
merchant named kilian, at Iglaus in MoraSia,
WAsHINGTov CORRESPONDENT delicately
says; There is suspicious air about the White
House lately, which some people maintain grows
out of the fact that Mrs Cleveland Is not much
given TO social matters just now. The President
wears perpetual smile on his face and occasion.
any whistles softly 20 himself as he looks out
over the broad Potomac. The knowing ones are
certain tlat 1857 viii be the proudest year of
Grover Cleycland's life"
ALICE RIcHiRDs a New York ballet girl en-.
JOYS the distinction OF having sued more mil.
honaircs In a given time than any woman I'm
New York. She first sued the American Opern
company Tor nineteen weeks salary, and then
anticipating failure 10 collect in that quarter
Drought separate suits against G. P.'Hunting-
ton Charles Croker. J. Pierpont Morgan, An.
drew Carnegie and Henry Seligman, stocShold-
ers, each for Slij for damages The defendants
IN these cases represent something over 500
000.000 WV